In an on-line system and method for processing requests-for-proposals, a system and method for assembling a proposal in response to an RFP
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1. An on-line system comprising:
- a vendor terminal;
a buyer terminal; and
a processor coupled to said vendor terminal and said buyer terminal via the Internet, said processor comprising a template module configured to provide a proposal template to a user of said vendor terminal for creating a proposal in response to a request-for-proposal created by said a user of said buyer terminal;
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Abstract
The present invention, in accordance with one embodiment, provides a system and method for creating, managing and tracking Requests-For-Proposals in an on-line environment. The on-line system comprises a vendor terminal and a buyer terminal. A processor is coupled to the vendor terminal and to the buyer terminal via the Internet. The processor comprises a template module configured to provide a proposal template to a user of the vendor terminal for creating a proposal in response to a request-for-proposal created by a user of the buyer terminal.
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1. An on-line system comprising:
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a vendor terminal;
a buyer terminal; and
a processor coupled to said vendor terminal and said buyer terminal via the Internet, said processor comprising a template module configured to provide a proposal template to a user of said vendor terminal for creating a proposal in response to a request-for-proposal created by said a user of said buyer terminal;
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6. An on-line system as claimed in claim, wherein said processor further comprises a broadcast module of said system configured to broadcast said request-for-proposals created by said buyer to said vendors.
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10. A method comprising the steps of:
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at a vendor terminal, receiving a request-for-proposal from a buyer terminal via a processor which is coupled to said vendor terminal and said buyer terminal via the Internet;
said vendor creating a proposal team on a vendor team builder module of said processor; and
said vendor creating a proposal in response to said request-for-proposal, wherein said proposal is created on a proposal template maintained by a template manager module of said processor.
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12. The method of creating a proposal as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of said vendor reviewing said proposal on said proposal template.
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13. The method of creating a proposal as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of said vendor sending said proposal to said buyer that issued said request for proposal via said online system.
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14. The method of creating a proposal as claimed in claim 11, where in said vendor communicates internally between members of said proposal team via on-line system 100
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15. The method of creating a proposal as claimed in claim 11, where in said creating of said proposal includes the steps of creation of the proposal at a team member level, review of team member work by a team leader, review of a completed proposal by a project manager and review and submission of a finalized proposal by a marketing lead.
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